Press Releases

The National Council on Privatisation (NCP) on Thursday approved the request by the Bureau of Public Enterprise to follow through on the engagement with Transcorp Power Consortium to secure execution of the Performance Agreements (PAs) on the sale of Afam Power Plc and Afam III Fast Power Limited. The target is to regularise outstanding conditions […]

I congratulate His Royal Majesty, Professor Epiphany Chigbogu Azinge, Asagba of Asaba, on his 70th birthday today. I join the Azinge family, the Asaba Kingdom, and the people of Delta State in celebrating this special occasion. Professor Azinge is one of our finest legal luminaries. He served the nation meritoriously in notable offices before yielding […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday restated his administration’s resolve to ensure that Nigeria maximises its human, material, and intellectual potential for enhanced industrialisation, peace, and prosperity. He spoke at the Council Chambers in Abuja as he received in audience members of Course 33 of the National Defence College. He charged the participants to view […]

The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, on Wednesday, led the Federal Government’s delegation on a condolence visit to the Minister of Environment, Mallam Balarabe Abbas Lawal, at his Zaria family residence in Kaduna State to commiserate with the Lawal family over the passing of their matriarch, Hajiya Dayyabatu Lawal, at the age of 93. Senator […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday tasked media practitioners to fulfil their responsibility as the Fourth Estate of the Realm towards nation-building and the sustenance of democracy. President Tinubu also declared that his administration would consider the requests from the Guild for media tax relief and other interventions that would ensure the sustainability and vibrancy […]

It is my privilege to welcome you to the State House for this year’s Annual Conference of the Nigerian Guild of Editors. Your presence here reflects the enduring importance of the media in shaping national direction and strengthening democratic life. I commend the leadership of the Guild for sustaining this tradition of reflection and professional […]

President Bola Tinubu congratulates Senator Ibrahim Yahaya Oloriegbe, Chairman of the Governing Council of the National Health Insurance Authority of Nigeria, on his 65th birthday, November 12, 2023. A medical practitioner, Senator Oloriegbe is a public health specialist, organisation process consultant, and advocate for universal health coverage, mental health and cancer care. President Tinubu acknowledges […]

The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has said the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has succeeded in putting an end to the regimes of volatility and unpredictability that once characterised Nigeria’s economy. According to him, global economic uncertainties, “shocks, shifting alliances, and the rapid displacement of traditional jobs by emerging technologies” have compelled the […]

President Bola Tinubu heartily congratulates His Royal Highness, Dr Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, the Emir of Ilorin, on the 30th anniversary of his ascension to the throne on November 11, 2025. President Tinubu salutes the Emir, the Maimartaba Sarkin Ilorin, for his visionary leadership and commitment to the development of the city of Ilorin. The President highlights […]

President Bola Tinubu, on Monday in Abuja, assured the technical contractor handling the Presidential Power Initiative (PPI), Siemens Energy, of the government’s full commitment to improving the country’s electricity supply and enhancing livelihoods. At a meeting at the State House with a delegation from Siemens Energy, led by Dietmar Siersdorfer, Managing Director of Middle East […]

President Bola Tinubu condoles with his former colleague and ex-Bauchi State governor, Alhaji Ahmed Adamu Muazu, on the passing of his mother, Hajiya Halima Suleiman Dabo Muazu, who is also a former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), served concurrently with President Tinubu as governors of their respective states, Bauchi and Lagos. President […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu congratulates former governor of Kano State, Senator Ibrahim Shekarau, on his recent 70th birthday. President Tinubu hails Shekarau’s consummate public service career, rising from classroom teacher to the position of permanent secretary in Kano State Civil Service, before venturing into politics in the early 2000s. President Tinubu recalls Shekarau’s phenomenal election […]